Bunch, Oklahoma

Bunch
Unincorporated community

Picture of Bunch almost hidden in the trees from about 1 mile north. There is a Kansas City Southern freight-train just across the road
Bunch
Bunch

Location within the state of Oklahoma

Coordinates: 35°40′57″N 94°45′38″W / 35.68250°N 94.76056°W / 35.68250; -94.76056Coordinates: 35°40′57″N 94°45′38″W / 35.68250°N 94.76056°W / 35.68250; -94.76056
Country United States
State Oklahoma
County Adair
Elevation 781 ft (238 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 74931
GNIS feature ID 1100245[1]

Bunch is an unincorporated community in southwestern Adair County, Oklahoma, United States.[1] It was named after a Cherokee vice-chief named Rabbit Bunch who lived in the area in the 1880s. Nestled in the Sallisaw Creek valley, Bunch is bisected by the Kansas City Southern Railroad, which was built in the 1890s. Bunch is in the Cookson Hills area of eastern Oklahoma which are a part of the western area of the Ozark Mountains. The Cookson Hills Wildlife Management Area is west of the town.[2] The post office's zip code is 74931. Two and one-half miles north of town is Cave Springs Public Schools, a K-12 school which serves Bunch and the surrounding area.

Popular Culture

Bunch is one of the prominent locales referenced in Elmore Leonard's crime novel "The Hot Kid", which takes place in the 1930s.

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